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Letters Patent lVo. 81,691, dated September 1, 1868.

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TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Beit -known that I, WILLIAM II. SonwALnn, oi the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and improved Combined Sofa and Bed;andy that the following description; taken infconneetion with theaccompanying-drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a' full and exactspecification of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature andprinciples of my said improvement, by which my invention may bedistinguished from all others of a similar class, together with suchparts as Ivclaim,'and desire to havesecured to me by 'Letters Patent.

The-present invention relates more particularly to an improvement onlthe combined divan and bed, secured by and embraced in Letters Patentissued to H. Buehler, on the 11th day of June, A. D. 1867, and consists,

First, in applying to each end of the seat to such divan an arm that isdetached or separate from thebach, and in making said arms of such formand height that when the seat of the divan is opened they will serve aslegs or supports thereto, thereby dispensing with the swinging legsdescribed in the aforesaid Letters Patent.

Second, in screwing the bolts by which the back is secured in an uprightposition into the said arms to the seat, where such arms comein contactwith thel baclgwhereby the strain upon such bolt-fastenings is much lessthan when applied to the back, so as to screwinto the seat, as describedin the aforesaid Letters Patent,V from 4the fact that the leverage isthereby shortened;

Third, in providing the combined sofa and bed with a foot-board.

In the accompanying plate of drawings my `improvements in combined sofasand beds are illustrated- Figure 1 being an elevation or view oi'one endof' the combined sofa and bed, when folded or closed up, and in shapefor use as a sofa, and

Figure 2 a central longitudinal vertical section, with the sofa openedand' adjusted by its several parts, for

use as a bed. .A

Similar letters of reference indicate lil-:e parts.

A, in the drawings, representsl theseat portion of the sofa, supportedupon legs, D, one at eaehcrner. Thisseat portion A is made in two partsor sections, marked respectively C and D in the drawings, that, upon thefront side of the sofa, are hinged together, so 4as to be opened fromandclosed, the one upon the other. The-upper section, C, .is suitablyconstructed and upholstered for use as a seat, and the lower section, D,is made hollow, orof a box-shape, for holding a mattress, vthat when thesofa is unfolded or opened, as will be hereinafter described, is to beplaced upon. the same, as a cushionor bed for reclining or lying upon.

VF', a detachable cover or lid, to box-section D of seat.

H, arms to seat A, one at cach end.l l These arms are fastenedto theseat in any proper manner, but are seperate from the back, I, and intheir construction are to he of such a form and height that when thesections of thersofa are opened they will serve as legs or supports tothe upper section, dispensing with the use of the legs referred to byletter G, in the Letters Patent hereinbeforereferred to, the advantagesof which are obvious.

The back,- I, -is hinged to the lower sectie-nef the seat, so that itcan be let down into a horizontal position, or nearly so, where, bymeans of adjustable legs, J, it is't'o be supported,l these legs beingsecured by hinges to the back.

K, set or thumb-screws in back, I, at such points that, lwhen screwedinto and through the said bac-k, they will enter the arms H of the sofa,at or near such points as said arms are in contact `or in positionthereforand thus fasten the back to the said arms, when in an uprightposition, or nearly so.

L, a board hinged to upper section C of seat, upon its inner side, sothat when such section is opened, it can be swung up into an uprightposition, and serve as a foot-board to the bed then made from thecombined sofa.

This board, when swung up, rests upon the upper edge, M, of section C,and by using strap-hinges of suit. able-length, it isobvious that, inconnection with its rest upon the edge M, it will he greatly braced andstiiened.

From the above `description of my improvements in a combined sofa 4ordivan and bed, it is plain to beseen that many important advantages aresecured, andA the utility, practicab'ility, and desirability of thearticle greatly increased over one made according to the description inthe aforesaid Letters Patent.

I am aware of the patent granted to II. Buelller, June 11, 1,867, andtherefore disclaim any of the parts 0f the subject-matter of saidpatent; but Y I The combination and arrangement'of screw-bolts K, back,Larms H, bed A C I), and foot-board L, as

herein represented and described.

WILLIAM I-I. SOHWALBE.

Witnesses:

ALBERT W. BROWN, Hf. L. WATTENBERG

